Andalusia

Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain, with Seville serving as its capital. Located in the southern Iberian Peninsula, Andalusia is a primarily agricultural region, and it is the only Spanish region to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. The region's name comes from the Arabic word al-Andalus, referring to the Vandals, a Germanic people that once inhabited Spain; al-Andalus was the name used by historians to describe the portions of the Iberian Peninsula that were inhabited by the Moors. Andalusia's rich history and culture is the result of the sequent occupance of the native Iberians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Visigoths, Byzantines, Jews, Romani, Moors, and the Spanish Christians, and its Hispano-Moorish architecture is a defining feature of the region, as is bullfighting and flamenco dancing. In 2016, Andalusia had a population of 8,388,107 people.